I am just an old stump.

but you may cut off my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy." And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house. And the tree was happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time. And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak."Come, Boy," she whispered,"come and play.""I am too old.

The Giving Tree is the True story of your life “Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest. And the boy did. And the tree was happy.”"Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

It can also be an analogy for growing up and trading childhood innocence for an obsession with material possessions and achieving goals set by society: The simple happiness with the tree wasn't enough; as he ages, he learns that he must have money, a family, and, when these things don't make him happy, he becomes lost and goes off in a boat to search for the very thing he left behind.

Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives."I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house?" “I have no house," said the tree."The forest is my house, but you may cut off my branches and build a house.

Then you will be happy." And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house. And the tree was happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time. And when he came back, the tree was so. Apr 07, And the tree was happy.

It's a touching story.

But time went by. And the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone. Then one day the boy came to the tree. and the tree said, 'Come, Boy, come and. And when he was tired, Read More. climb up my trunk and swing from my.

Jun 21, Things were going pretty well until I got to the part where the boy cut the tree’s branches off in order to build himself a house. My oldest son Isaac, who is 6, was upset that the boy would do Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.